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V THE WEATHER. -1 i - Fair Thursday, warmer north por tion; local showers at night or Friday except fair southwest portion; light variable winds. - - , r WHAT IS XT? Want a Position? Looking for Helper? Need m ' Room? ' Lost? Found? Some thing to Sell? Want to Boy? . No matter what It - is yon want, STAR BUSINESS LOCALS can set It for yon.- lvoi.. xcn-No. loo. WTLMINGTOK, K. C, THTJKSDAX MOKNTNGr, JULY 17, 1913. WHOLE NTJMBEB 13,378. IS4GAIIIST lL..JMJjj' . r B'. HM1&ftei. ,, ,V-5i- -w- a --f rt i.-. DISAPPROVE VETO, FOB THE GOVERNOR Commissioners Defeat Pro posed Amendment to the Constitution 9 to 7. CONFIRM HORRIBLE Official Report Says Bulgarian Atrocities Have Not Been Exaggerated. UNCLE SM1 REPLIES LATEST ASPECTS OF ARBITRATION MAY YET BE PREVENTED MULHALL TELLS OF TARIFF TO JAPANESE HOTES GOV. CRAIG AND JUDGE CLARK Chief Executive and Chief Justice Take Opposite Stands on Initia tive and Referendum Tax Reform Paramount i (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, July 16. When the legislative commission on constitu tional amendments assembled today to take up final passage of proposed amendments, Governor Craig spoke by special invitation. He opposed the amendment to re quire the reading of the Bible in the schools, opposed the initiative and referendum amendment, and advocat ed in an especially earnest manner the segregation and classification of property tor taxation. He pleaded especially that the fea ture of the present Constitution that permits the leaving of special local taxes over the prescribed constitu tional limits be retained, so that com munities can levy such special taxes. The development in the cities and much in the rural sections as well that has already been achieved is due most largely to this. Chief Justice Clark, of the Supreme Court, pleaded especially for the initia tive and referendum. He insisted that the people want it.- After an hour's discussion the com mission tonight voted 9 to 7 against the I vie bill to confer veto power on the Governor. Senator Ward expressed the senti-r ment of numbers of the commission ers in declaring that he wants half or two-thirds of the proposed amend ments that have passed .the second reading to be eliminated in this. final conierence, so that, the commission can report to the Legislature only amendment proposalthat - will be pf greatest importance, giving ? taat-ton reform and readjustment' of - tlie judi- ciarv the rigM-fcfwayv-'r :,v.T Other Amendments -Recommended. In session until -rll o'clock tonight the commission passed on final read: ing ready for 'favorable recommenda tion to the Legislature the proposal to relieve the General Assembly, of consideration of local, private . and special acts; the proposal on revenue and. taxation, including the- require ment that poll tax "shall" and not "may" be levied; the proposal as to judges and courts, with the Bar As sociation amendment that the Legis lature may provide for emergency judges, and the proposal making pos sible the establishment of one or more Appellate Courts. This leaves ten proposals remaining to be passed upon on final . reading and the commission resumes sessions at 9:30 Thursday morning. Governor Craig, it was. stated on the floor tonight, has asked the commis sion to have its report completed for nim by Saturday morning, and the commission will work to this end Thursday and Friday. It is. under stood that the Governor has in mind The possible early issuance of a' call for the Legislature to meet in spe cial session in compliance with the act creating the constitutional amend ment commission. WHOLESALE GROCERS MEET. Third Annual Meeting of the Associa tion in Session at Charlotte. Charlotte, N. C, July 16. The third annual session of the Southern Whole sale Grocers' Association, convened here this morning with something like w representative grocers from dif ferent parts of the South in attend ance. Many of them are accompanied py their wives. J. H. McLaurin, pres nt f the association, of Jackson Mile, Fla., is presiding over the de liberations of the convention. The moraine session was civen over principally to the numerous ad dresses of welcome which were de livered by Mayor Charles A. Bland lor the city; Joseph Garibaldi, repre senting: (.OVPrnnr froicr Tny Co o and C C. Hook, president of the , "-aicl uariotte uiuD. The res u e to tnese addresses was made, by . V" forceheimer, of Mobile, Ala. Vle afternoon session the re port ot President McLaurin, Secreta ry Moore and Treasurer Bartleson, were presented. There wpm aicn rj t residents Faucette and . Reaves, -of the association. Tonieht aeinered by representatives of differ- ' ""cerns manufacturing cereals zrno er Pr0(lucts handled by the After the adjournment of the even unc 7 bion ,a reception and dance a fLleindeKd ,the visiting. grocers at 'uuu4me local club. COLORED PEOPLE'S PICNjC r-: r,ve thousand Held Annual Celebra- non at Lake Waccamaw especial Star Correspondence.) ,ams. N. C., July 16. For rvi I years the colored people of riv, ,rated Independence Day on July m jy a nirnif of T.alra Wainomon, thL -.1 Gth tnis vear fel1 on Sunday, 'It h was observed instead." All in- -'Jiiiing morning trams vr rrnwHor1 nil ho five thousand colored peo- SJ in2.ly gathered together at the ; 1 ne whole affair was a success ria v t v. y way- The crowd enjoyed the ia thoroughly in a quiet and congen-i-u manner. There was absnlutelv hn : ; The colored people of our thpir h are to be congratated on meir hannv pplohroJoT, o. v wf'3. commended for their per tbi ' ri.ety anl good behavior on Penrose Says Minority Party Will Submit to Democra tic Tariff Bill. NO ATTEMPT AT AMENDMENTS Individual Republicans Will Criticise the Tariff v Issues Majority Members of Senate Finance -. Committee Meet 'Washington, July 16. Senator Pen rose said today there would be no con certed minority action against the Democratic tariff bill and that there would be no minority report from the Finance committee, except as it might take the form of criticisms by various individual Republicans. He will -reintroduce the wool , bill submitted in the Summer session of the last Congress. Senator Penrose said the minority would make no organized or concerted effort to argue on amendments to the tariff bill - A Fight Futile ; "The feeling Is that any amendments we may offer would "be defeated," he said. "There is neither time nor op portunity to go into the whole tarifE proposition. The - Republican party cannot get control of the government until the next . Presidential election. and the wise : policy is to wait until that time to take up the tariff ques tion afresh when new business condi tions present themselves to be dealt with, Will Debate Bill "Republican Senators realize that the business of the country wants this matter disposed of at the earliest pos sible date, whether the bill is good or bad. At the same time wve feel it a duty to debate the. bill to a reasonable extent! and to make a thorough. tariff record for the information of the pub lic and for- future reference. Majority Members .Meet Majority members of tha Senate Fl-1 nance committee met again, toaay re- HSewingvthff exhaustive reportthat is to toy-submitted -when the ceheral- do- J?afe. opens Friday. . Senatormmonar said the . report- witn ms opening state- ment would be an. open -explanation of .the ineasure for the -Democrats." Western district attorney State Chairman Chas. A. Webb Wants . to Know of Senator Overman What He is Going to Do About It Conference. - (Special Star Telegram.) Wiashington, D. C, July I6.f-Chas. A, Webb, of Asheville, chairman of the State Executive Committee; Jas. P. Cook, of Concord; Cameron Morri son, of Charlotte, and several other supporters of Chairman Webb for dis trict attorney for Wtestern North Car olina, : will hold a conference with Senator Overman tomorrow when Mr. Webb's endorsement will be filed. Tt -i a- believed that Mr. Webb will get a definite understanding .from Mr. Overman wnetner ne win d& given the place. Representative rage nas reuum mended Ernest Auman for postmaster at Ashboro. P. R. A. There are three active and strongly supported candidates for the district attorneyship in the West William C. Hammer, of Ashboro, now solicitor of the Tenth Judicial District; S. Por ter Graves, of Mount Airy, solicitor, of the Eleventh District, and Chairman Webb. The appointment falls in Sen ator Overman's territory, and there is' keen public interest among West ern Democrats in tne outcome, inaar- man Webb has the prestige . wmcn goes with the chairmanship of the Democratic party, to support his claims. Solicitor Hammer nas Deen a wheel horse for the party for years, and Solicitor Graves has claims that Democrats in his part or tne otaie wish to see recognized. Because of the " complex character of the three cornered race, from a political stand pointthe situation presents one of the most interesting phases of the distribution of Federal honors in the State. . NEW STRIKE REMEDY Members of Building Trades Must ' Confer Before Walk-out rrhif.asro: July 15. A permanent remedy for strikes in the building trades, wnicn irequeiiLiy uavc ucu-uv important construction ..work, Is seen in an-unusual agreement being drawn ub by employers and ' workers - and which it is said, . will be signed this If will be a violation of this a gree ment for the. union men to call a strike or tne employers to declare a lockout - without first conferring with o 4nin'arTntrfl.t.i(in committee.. The un- ions wnicn win ue w i not live up to tne lener vl um u.- tractj ;5i ; L - FAT BOY FALLS. ' Awakes Two-Hours Later on the Un- r dertaKers i aow. - - - - - Pikeville, rKy..' '-July.-16. Willie Tkic moio-vi- 200 nounds. aged . 15 years, fell from a rayTack here yes terday, and two hours later awoke on an: undertaker's table . , in his- home nyriic TOo a rtvrcome by the heat, and so complete- was theprostration that kthifnn,,-! Hniirht. him dead. Two hours rest oh the undertaker's table, however, revived mm. r OTTOMAN TROOPS NOW ACTIVE Cholera Ravaging Bulgar Troops in - Macedonia Smallpox Epidemic In Eastern Servia Ottoman . Troops Pushing Forward . Salbniki, ' July 16. Full . confirma, tion of the reported sacking and, burn ing of the Macedonian town of Seres by the' fleeing Bulgarian troops and of the. crucifixion, hacking to death or burning alive of many inhabitants, has been sent to the Anstro-Hunga-rjan 'government by Consul General August Krai, of Saloniki. Three-fourths of the formerly flour ishing town of about 30,000 inhabi tants is a mass of smoking ruins, says the consul general who has just re turned, here from Seres, where he thoroughly investigated the situation. - Another horrifying story of a mas sacre reached here .today from Doir an, a town 40 miles northwest of Sa loniki. Mussulmans there have made, a written declaration, countersigned by three local Bulgarian priests, that the Bulgarians slaughtered 30,000 Mussulmans who had sought refuge in Doiran from the surrounding districts. : Turkey's Attitude Constantinople, July 16. The gov ernment is determined to push forward Ottoman troops as far as the strong hold of Adrianople which was captur ed by Bulgarians after a prolonged siege during the recent Balkan war. The government intends to take this bold action not only because of the material advantages to be gained, but because of the moral effect it veill have on Turkey's internal situation. It is expected that by this means the position of the government will be strengthened, and it is felt that even' if the powers insist on bringing pressureto bear to compel the main tenance of, the future frontier line be tween. .Turkey and Bulsraria irom Enatf fin v4hek Aegeaa sea' to Midia -:bn -t7ae Black sea, Turkey will yet be In .' a position, to, enforce the, -autonomy of the , province of ' Thrace. - -'- Thug far, however, the powers- have not advanced any communication to the Turkish government on the subject of tlje northern advance of the Otto man, troops. Disease Raging Washington, July 16. Surgeon Gen eral Blue,-of the public health service, is receiving reports of a malignant epidemic of smallpox in Eastern Ser via and of -cholera ravaging the Bul garian troops in Macedonia. As thous ands of Greeks and Bulgars will re turn to the United States at the end of the - Balkan hostilities, the public health service is much concerned. Cholera introduced into the Bulgar?an lines tiy Turkish prisoners is reported to be causing theBulgars heavy losses with-prospect for a more serious sit uation should the war be prolonged through the Summer. CHARGED WITH THEFT OF AUTO Rocky Mount Young Man Appropriates -Goldsboro Machine -(Special. Star Telegram.) Goldsboro. N. C. July 16. This af ternoon W.' H. Gibson; a young white man ;of ' Rocky Mount, is alleged to have' taken the automobile of J. B. Hales from in front of the Bank of Wayne, and up to this hour has suc cessfully eluded arrest, though a mesi sage has .been telegraphed ahead to several towns to arrest and hold him till officers in this city could be com municated with. - He was seen to crank and drive off the machine by Mr. Robert Powell, of this city, and also was seen in Prince ton, Selma, Kenly and Wilson. Mr: Hales left this afternoon, with a party :in another automoone ior Rocky. Mount, where it is thought young ; Gibson was headed when he left Wilson. Gibson is well known in this city and is connected with a prom inent family; of Rocky Mount. . ( A young man answering the descrip tion jf Gibson was arrested at Kenly, but later released when it was -learned that-Gibson had passed through. Wil son being seen there by friends who knew. nim. . - TOBACCO PROSPECTS GOOD. Two .Warehouses Will ': Operate at Washington This Season. ' (Special Star Correspondence.) ; Washington, N-.C, July 16. Wash ington's tobaceo market will open tor regular business , on August 20th. From-present prospects the outlook for a successful season Is exception ally ,good. " - - . I i Two large warehouses will be .-ope; rated in this city during the commg season and there will be quite a njim ber of tobacco buyers represenling large tobacco companies, statfone in this, city throughout the entire seai on. -Reports from surrounding farms in dicate, .that a large crop, is being rais ed by the . different farmers in ihe county find lots of this tobacco is tf very . fine . quality. It is understood good prices will prevail and the local warehouses fully -expect to do a flour- lSUlUg UUS1UBSS. FROM NEWSPAPER ,TO BANKING! Mr. Ar-T. Bowler ; Leaves Raleigi Times.to Become eanK Teijer. v (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh. N. C. July 16. Mr. A. Bowler; v for some time connectel with, the . Raleigh JBvening Times, hai resigned , ma : posiuon to accept : tn place, or paying teller m the Citizen National; Bank.' He had. banking e: neriencR in -Wllmineton befnr.. rntJ ing to Raleigh, having been with -the American National Bank ot that cit Ambassador Chinda at Once Cables the . Conununica tions to 'Tokio. MAY CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS Negotiations Regarding the California Alien Land Law May be Con cluded Test of .Measure's ; Constitutionality Washington, July ,16. The Ameri can reply to the last two Japanese notes oh the California alien land law was delivered today by Secretary Bry an to Ambassador Chinda, who at once cabled it to Tofoio. As in . the oasevOf the preceding notes,-contents of the latest one were withheld from publi cation. : There is some expectation in oificial circles that the delivery of this last note will conclude the negotiations on this subject between the two coun tries for the present' at least, if not altogether. It is declared that the American reply, tofthe various points of objection to the California legisia- tion has been made so complete as' to remove most of them from the field of discussion. ..,.. Even in . cases, where the Japanese contentions have" not been manifestly completely negatived, the expert diplo matists are said , to have so framed their responses as to reduce the points to clear issues, which probably can be adjusted only on tne' basis of judicial decisions. ' ; The result has been reached through the exchange of five, notes, the nego tiations beginning May 8th, last,, with the. original protest by Japan against the projected alien, land-owning act by the California Legislature. ' This elicit ed a reply, from. Secretary Bryan on May 19th,. or as soon as he had been advised of the actual signature of the Webb act' by Governor Johnson. On June 4th, thev Japanese government filed its rejoinder, and only July 3rd this ,. was supplemented ' by an elabo rate-expahsiow irf-hvirgrnntrnta. " Uhless -the i' Japanese foreign omce concludes that there is - something in the American note delivered today re quiring immediate attention and reply, irohably there will be no further diplo matic exchange for at least another month.- At the expiration of that time the ' Webb alien land-owning act will become -effective, and the - way will be onened for a judicial test of its constitutionality. The State Department is looking tc the Japanese government -to at least take the initiative uwsecuring a judi cial determination of the question as to whether this act is in conflict with existing treaties or whether it violated privileges to which the Japanese are entitled under the broad principles of international law. While the Japan ese- Negotiators have unofficially ex pressed the opinion that it was the dutyf of the American government to make this test, following a precedent established during the Roosevelt ad ministration in connection ' with the exclusion of Japanese pupils from the American public schools, the State De partment has declined to accept this view. , Officials suggested today that the Japanese government would be in a better position to resume the consider ation of its grievance by diplomatic means in the event of an unsuccess ful litigation if the test were initiated and prosecuted by a Japanese resi dent of California, in a nrivate ca nafcity. even thouarh actually financial lysupported by the Japanese govern ment. Some apprehension has been ex pressed by the Japanese over the dif ficulty of securing an early judicial de cision on constitutionality of the Cali fornia legislation. The State Depart ment officials, however, say they are prepared in good faith to facilitate the proceedings by every proner means, even to the extent of causing the attorney - general to seek an ad vancement of the docket of the Su preme Court of such a case. I Buenos Avres, July 16 By way of ending its. discussion with the alleged meat trust in Argentina, the Chamber of Deputies today named a commis sion to study ' the auestion and recom mended measures, for safeguarding the meat industry. : OUTLINES Horrible stories.of massacres at the hands of Bulgarian troops are official ly confirmed. . 1 r Martin M. Mulhall tells the Senate Lobby Investigating Committee of his activities while working for. the Na tional Association of. Manufacturers. Republicans announce through Sen ator Penrose . that they will make no concentrated fight against the Demo cratic tariff bill. " Senator; Robinson in an address on the Panama Canal tolls problem be ifore the Michigan" State Bar Associa tion, declares that the United States may justly discriminate in fayor of American vessels. i v . The United States replies, to two of ' the latest: Japanese notes regard ing the California-alien land law. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson or dered to return-to Washington to conJ fer with President Wilson regarding the Mexican situation. V ; ; . Arbitration may be- prevented by new complications which have arisen in the wage dispute between the offi cials of the Eastern railroads and their employes. ' New i York markets Money on call steady 2. to 2 1-2 per cent; last loan 2 1-4; closing bid; 2; offered at, 2 1-4. Flour quiet: Wheat firm.- Corn firm. Rosin quiet. Turpentine easy. 7 Spot cotton quiet ; middling uplands 12.35 ; middling gulf 12.60; sales none. . Ambassador Wilson - Ordered to Return to Washington, for Conference. . "' IMPORTANT ISSUES PENDING President Wilson Confers With Secre tary Bryan-An. Important An-! " nouricement of America's At titude Expected Soon ,r- Washington, July . I6.r-President Wilson today, after an early confer ence with Secretary - Bryan over the latest " aspects of the Mexican situa tion, presented by inquiries of foreign powers as to tne attitude ot the Unn ed States, ordered Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson at Mexico City, to pro ceed to Washington immediately for a conterence. . - Ambassador Wilson wijl hurry North on either the battteship Michi gan or Louisiana, from Vera Cruz, if any delay would be entailed hv wait ing for a commercial steamer. Offi cials nere believe that the almost to tal interruption of railroad ' traffic be tween Mexico City and the United States Will force the nmhassjidnr to make his trip by water. He is not expected here before July 23rd at the earnest. It is believed In official and diplo matic circles t.hAt.- an irti-nnTtant an. nouncement of the attitude of the Unit- ea tstates in the pending situation wilt be made after the amhassadnr's nntt. ferences with the President and Secre tary Bryan. The President's action coday, coming closely after the unoffi cial announcement that some foreign powers wnicn already nave recognized the Huerta eovernrrient wvta nrosainc for some indication of this govern ment s attitude toward the continued disorders in Mexico, leads tn that ho. lief. ' .. .. . . Secretarv "Rrvfln nnsitivolw Hcnllfuul to add any information to his brief an nouncement or Am.Dass.aaor. Wilson's call to Washington. ' 7? 1 - However,. jrisassiiiatMtaei'd- ambassador qirectlyi What Influences' aciuatea tne ioreign diplomatic re ports in Mexico., when they jointly agreed to address their governments with what amounted to d formal com plaint against the attitude of the Unit ed States in its relations with the Huerta regime. , President Wilson has kept an open mind on the subject and is thought to himself bound to adhere to the policy he announced early in his ad ministration of lending moral encour agement only to such governments in Latin America- as were founded upon constitutional flaw and. practice. How ever, it is understood that he is ready to give due weight to any represen tations Ambassador Wilson may care to make. - - The President has had the benefit of private reports from several of his personal friends, who have traveled in Mexico recently, but those were un official, and not sufficient to form the basis of formal attitude if there were to be any change in policy. - Secretary Bryan was asked if the coming of Ambassador Wilson -to Washington would Change his project ed lecture tour. He replied: "The newspaper men might have as sumed that my lecture dates-Would not interfere with business instead of assuming that they would. All-my lecture- dates were made subject to cancellation." Appeal to President Wilson TucsOi, Ariz., July 16. We pray you not to permit the nations . of Europe to make the United States an agency to. collect-moneys that they had advanced or have agreed to advance for the support of the murderous Huerta government." , - This petition was wired to President Wilson today by Ignacio Pesquira,, the Constitutionalist Governor of Sonora. The Insurgent Governor of Sonora further asserts that Huerta is back of European powers in - urging a declara tion of the attitude of the ; United States jtoward Mexican affairs.? : . The , message to President Wilson continued: 1 VThese nations have advanced their money with . full knowledge r that - it was to be a usurping government.' Now when Huerta and , his followers find they are being crushed they appeal to the powers which have advanced mon ey to him, that they force the United States to grant him recognition. : "'The people of -Mexico have been fighting and winning battles-to. sus tain the regular government v protest againist ihis attempt to take from! them - their hard won laurels.-. The State troops have protected and .'al ways will .protect American interests in Mexico." - - ; " GOOD ROADS LIVE TOPIC. , Beaufort County People Raise ; $60d , for Demonstration. (Special Star Correspondence.) Washington, N. C, July 16. Quite a number of our local business men have -become deeply interested in the subject of good roads for Washington and Beaufort county. The gentlemen, have during the past several days raised about $600 by private subscrip tion and they expect to, build two -or three miles of sand-clay road for dem? onstratiOn purposes, hoping-to stimu late interest and co-operation among the citizens of both city and county, and show the benefits resulting In. a business way. From 10 to 20 automobiles with lo cal business men interested v in ; this movement expect to leave Washing? ton Thursday for the town of William ston, and the object of this ; trip will be to arouse interest and co-operation among the farmers situated along the route and learn if they are willing to take part in the movement of .better roads for Beaufort county. ' ; New Complications Arise in Wage Dispftte of East ern Raiboads. Wins SUBMIT DEMANDS Railroad Officials Demand That Their Conductors and Trainmen Make Concessions President Con sidering Situation. .. New York, July 16. Possible com plications in the dispute between the Eastern railroads and their conduc tors and trainmen developed tonight when the conference, of managers sub mitted a list off demands which must be arbitrated together with the men's demand for increased wages. The men announced they would issue a reply tomorrow. . Fears were expressed that this move by the railroads might delay or even prevent arbitration of the dis pute under the Newlands bill passed by Congress and signed by President Wilson yesterday. ; The demands of the roads, as listed in their statement include a reduction of 20 per cent in the pay of all brake men on "extra crew", trains in States where the extra crew bill is a State law. The roads further ask that all monthly guarantees to trainmen be abolished, and that in no case shall double compensation .be paid.. The railroads insist also that the rates fixed, and awards made by the new arbitration board to be' appointed, shall supercede all ' rates .and. rules now in effect. Representatives of the 80,000 trainmen and conductors who voted to strike unless the roads con ceded their demands, but who through their leaders agreed with the roads' representatives to ask for arbitration under; the Federal law, declined to comment tonight on the new .develop ments as concretely brought to the Ifront by the 'roads. . -They announce, however, that they would go into ex- ecutive ott . ya anu issue, a.x.re.- Representatives "of the? Eastern WadCiWir- formally ratified the agreement to set tle their differences under the New-lands- bill and sent a telegram to Pres (Continued on Pafe .4.) V THE PANAMA CANAL PROBLEM Senator Robinson in His Address De clares United States May Justly Discriminate in Favor of American Vessels Lansing, Mich., July 16. Declaring no 'treaty istipulation either with Great Britain or any other power sustains the theory "that the United States may not justly discriminate in favor- of American vessels," in the matter of Panama canal tolls, Senator Joe T. Robinson, of Arkansas, today address ed members of the Michigan State Bar Association her The question of Panama canal tolls was one which he declared should receive serious and temnerate consid eration because its determination, w part at least, would fix the govern ment s policy of canal control for an indefinite period. In support of his Contention the Arkansas Senator re viewed the histories of the .various treaties that have been entered into by this country with Great Britain and Panama. He attempted to. show that not one of them contained any pro-, vision which prohibited in express terms the fixing of discriminatory tolls in favorof American 'ships'r Under the second article of the Hay Paucefote treaty, which is furnishing the basis of British arguments against discrimination, Senator Robinson said this country has the exclusive right to prbmulgate rules for the regulation and management of the canal. Senator Robinson supported the con tention that this country is .not em braced within the meantime of the term and that consequently, it has the right to so exempt its own vessels. He said : "Let it be remembered that the United States alone adopted these rules. They are therefore subject to change by our government, so long as no rights of Great Britain under the treaty are violated. Any other posi tion would conflict with the clearly ex pressed right of the United States to Construct, regulate and manage the canal." - Mr. Robinson declared the question one which this country is not under obligations to submit to arbitration under- any of the existing arbitration treaties. HANDSOME FEDERAL BUILDING. Washington Postoffice Structure is Practically Completed. (Special Star Correspondence.) Washington, N. C., July 16. Work oh Washington's handsome new Fed eral building, situated on the corner of Second and Market streets, has al most been completed and the finish ing touchesj are now being put on the interior. The . building is constructed of sandstone and brick,' two stories and a basement, with a handsome front of colonial design, and all in all is one of the handsomest and most complete buildings. of its kind in the State. The fixtures -for the postoffice are' now being installed and the local .office will move by the first of August. The entire first floor will be used for the postoffice while the second floor has been fitted up and will be used as a Federal court room. Testifies How the Manufact- -." ' urers Promoted a Tar- j iff Commission. AIDED' VARIOUS NOMINEES Ex-Lobbyist Tells How. the Assoda . tion Worked to Promote a Tar iff Commission Other Wit ses Testify Washington, July 16. Plans to , make the National Association of Manufacturers the controlling factor in campaigns for Congress,- to defeat legislation in Washington, its mem bers did not approve, to get the ears of men who were running Presidential booms, and to land a member of the association In the cabinet of a Presi dent, were laid before the, Senate Lobby Investigating committee today. Martin M. Mulhall, self-styled lob byist for the association, swore to . the authenticity of nearly. 400 letters which told of these plans and brought in the names of such men as former Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, the late Vice President Sherman, former Speaker Cannon, former Senators -Aldrich. Hemenway, Foraker and oth ers; Arthur I. Vorys, Ohio manager of the Taft campaign in 1908, and Frank H. Hitchcock, one time chairman of the -Republiction National committee and Postmaster General in Mr- Taft's cabinet. Mulhall testified too, that the Na- . tional . Council - of Industrial Defense, an organization allied to the National Association- of Manufacturers, -had raised between $500,000 and $700,000 a year to be used in. oposing legisla tion its members did , not like. Ho said this information came from, a , , collector for the council and that he had no personal knowledge of it: ex-: . cept that he had been paid. for politl-r cal work from such a fund. . . Mr. Mulhall showed the strain he . . has been under .for, four .days during .VH 's-v the: afternoon : session and .the ' CQjftr 1 ' a mittee took i him from the -stand ifor a ; half hour, and" nstenedfto-testimony " oy j. ir, uira,. general manager. oi, me hv ure.r of the - Industrial .Defense Couh? The committee was . greatly inter ested, in a letter which Mulhall swore he wrote to Schwedtman April 16th, 1908. It told of a conversation Mul hall had in Washington with former Representative WatBOnj of Indiana, in which the latter , described a two hour interview at the . White House between Mr. Rooseveit . and himself, In part the letter read: V "He (Watson) said he was invited to the White House at 9:30 P. M. and was with the President until 11:30 P. M. The President wished him to call so they could' go over the legislative programme for the balance of this session, the President knowing that he represented Speaker Cannon and the other leaders of the House and Senate. He stated that the main rea son of the call, was that. Speaker Can non, Vice President. Fairbanks, and several others 'wanted to find out how the President stood in relation to a third term. He stated ; that there were four things the President wish ed. "First, that Congress would stay in session until the 15th of May to meet the Governors of the' different States coming to Washington on that day. Second, to amend the Sherman law. Third', to have Congress vote for four battleships. Fourth, to pass a child, labor law for the District of Colum-' bia, which would be a model law for the States in general." y Mr. Watson said he- told the Presi dent that it 'was impossible for him to get through this Congress two of those bills. First, 'that Congress would only vote for two battleships. Secbnd, that Congress would not amend the Sherman law. The Presi dent wanted to know why. Mr. Wat son told him that .almost the entire manufacturing Interests of the coun try were against it. r . ; v -1 ' Mr. Watson told him he knew -Mr. VanCleave well, and other leaders in. touch with Mr. VanCleave and that Mr. VanCleave was a splendid fellow. He talked along these lines with the President, and finally, th. President did not press to have the Sherman bill passed at this session of Congress. He then stated that, they passed to the child labor law, and , Mr. Watson asked the President who, should draw this model bill. The President replied that he would have his labor commis sioner, Mr. Neill, draw it, the Presi dent explaining that he merely wished this bill to be an academic bill for the States." - y The letter closed with a reference to. Mr. Watson's account of his efforts to draw Mr. Roosevelt out on the question of a third term. - Schwedtman told Mulhall in a let ter early in 1908: "It is really a pity that we cannot get .you to Congress or to the Senate right away. You ought to be there. Each day; teaches us how to do things better and Just another year of this harmonious co operation will put us in a shape whrere nobody can beat ng.". The letter was dated April' 1st. : Promoted a Tariff. Commission. Mulhall brought the story Of his lob bying activities for the National As sociation of Manufacturers up to 1908 before the Senate Committee today, and testified about the work of the association in promoting a tariff commission.- . ; . - ::r ' "The association wanted Miles and Schwedtman on it. and wanted to con trol it themselves," Mulhall testified. He did not explain who .Miles was. Schwedtman was. secretary to Presi dent VanCleave, of the association. James A. Emery, counsel for the Manufacturers.. wrote Mulhall on Jan uary 16th 1908: ; -W-""- "Doubtless you know we had a tus sle on the floor of the House last Sat (Continued on Page 8.) . ; . "J -, . , f SI -v-
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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